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fly - Cordilura
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

fly - Cordilura
Topsham, Orange County, Vermont, USA
May 26, 2009
Size: 6.5mm

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fly - Cordilura fly - Cordilura
Contributed by tom murray on 29 May, 2009 - 6:44pm
Last updated 29 May, 2009 - 9:53pm

Thanks Eric
It's good to hear you're out here in Massachusetts. The weather's a bit cooler than Tuscon, but it'll get better.
… tom murray, 29 May, 2009 - 9:53pm

Dung fly family.
Probably genus Cordilura. I've got a couple nice shots myself already here in South Deerfield:-) Still can't compete with yours, though....
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 May, 2009 - 9:50pm

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